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SMARTING
The toyish charm of the Smart car is even more charming when you call it an orphan. ...more
April 1, 2009
Lower Gas Prices Making Orphans Out Of Some Smart Cars
The toy-ish Smart car is even cuter when you call it an orphan. Built by Daimler, which also makes Mercedes-Benz, the toaster-sized Smart cars, which get between 33 mpg and 40 mpg, made a splash in the U.S. car market just over a year ago, as gasoline prices topped out at over $4 a gallon. ...more
March 31, 2009
How Are The Local Auto Sellers Doing?
"It's been a tough year." Stanley Wells doesn't mind admitting it. In previous years, he was selling 65 Dodges and Chryslers a month. In 2008, he's averaging maybe 40. ...more
December 14, 2008
There's Easy Money At Spring Hill's Newest Pawn Shop
He opened a pawn shop knowing good and well the economy was in a rough patch. ...more
November 3, 2008
Chubby's Enjoys Silver Success
Twenty-five years ago, an auto salesman and a registered nurse from a Boston suburb moved to Tampa and planned to open a restaurant. ...more
December 20, 2007
GM's Roger Smith Was A Financial Genius With Faulty Vision For Future
Roger B. Smith, the former General Motors Corp. chief executive officer who died last week at age 82, was a genius in financial matters. ...more
December 7, 2007
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